PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (March 23, 2024) – University of North Alabama junior Jahnavi Prakhya tallied four birdies in the second round of the Lady Bison Classic on Saturday in Panama City Beach, Fla. to move her up one spot into ninth place. North Alabama is tied for seventh place moving into the final round on Sunday. 
 
The Lions added a second round 306, bringing the team two-round total to 617. UNA enters the final round of the Lady Bison Classic tied for seventh place with UNC Asheville. Abilene Christian leads the tournament with a 20-under-par 596 total. Harvard, Yale and Dartmouth trail the Wildcats, while host Lipscomb rounds out the top five. USC Upstate is one stroke ahead of UNA after the second round. UNA leads fellow ASUN opponent Austin Peay, alongside Albany and Mount St. Mary's.
 
Prakhya picked up four birdies on the front nine, turning in a second round of 75. Prakhya's 151 total after two rounds ties her with four other golfers for ninth place. Allycia Gan sits just one stroke back of Prakhya, tied for 14th with a 152. Either Prakhya or Gan has led UNA in each of the seven team tournaments so far this season.
 
Hannah Dees jumped three spots and is tied for 21st after a round two 75 brings her total to 153. Dees is just two strokes back of being tied for ninth place. Tori Roush is tied for 45th with a 161, while Kerigan Klauber is tied for 54th with a 164 to round out all North Alabama golfers
 
Dees picked up an eagle just before making the turn to the back nine. The three-stroke finish on the par five ninth hole is one of just two eagles in the tournament. 
 
Prakhya leads all North Alabama golfers with five birdies in the tournament and is just one birdie behind the tournament leaders. Prakhya has the best score of any golfer on par fives, with a three-under-par score across eight holes so far.
 
The tournament concludes on Sunday with the third and final round. 
 
 
Lady Bison Classic
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Team Leaderboard
1 Abilene Christian           298  298       596  +20  
2 Harvard                          305  293       598  +22  
3 Dartmouth                      306  303       609  +33  
4 Yale                                300  310       610  +34  
5 Lipscomb                        314  298       612  +36  
6 USC Upstate                   311  305       616  +40  
T7 North Alabama              311  306       617  +41  
T7 UNC Asheville               317  300       617  +41  
9 Austin Peay                     304  317       621  +45  
10 Albany                           312  319       631  +55  
11 Mount St. Mary's            343  321       664  +88 
 
North Alabama Golfers
North Alabama  
T9 Jahnavi Prakhya             76 75 151 
T14 Allycia Gan                    76 76 152 
T21 Hannah Dees                78 75 153 
T45 Tori Roush                     81 80 161 
T54 Kerigan Klauber             83 81 164
 
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